Hello. My name is Debi. I recently adopted a Pit Bull from the Humane Society here in Arizona. It was love at first sight. I walked into the kennels and she was the 4th dog to my right and somehow I knew she was the one. Her name was Bella, a 9 month old with a white face and black body. She sat there looking at me waiting for me to put my hand up to the fence. As soon as I did she licked it then pushed her body up against the fence for me to touch her. I had the volunteer take us to the meeting area. Within 10 minutes I was filling out the paperwork to take her home. What a good girl! After being home for about an hour she happily went with me to pick up her doggie door. It was not a short trip and about half way back home I told here she was such an Angel because she did exceptionally well so far! That was when I decided on her new name. So now I call her Angel. I guess you could say she is (a) Bella-Angel.

We have been together a week now and I was right on my choice, or maybe it was her that chose me.

The only concern I have had in the first week is when after a couple of days (maybe less) I noticed her gums and skin around her mouth was very red as was around her snout. Around her eyes and her ears were also red. I got real concerned when I saw her exposed skin on the belly was also red. I was feeding her the Science Diet that I was sent home with so I did not figure it was food allergy. So I got to thinking about the water. I won't drink the tap water at my house but I gave it to her. I won't even make my coffee and rarely cook with it with it! So I washed out her water bowl and put the water that I bring in from the filtered water station. She readily drank almost a half a gallon. The biggest surprise to me was that within minutes the redness around her snout and inside her mouth was turning back to a healthy pink! The rest followed shortly after.

Welcome! Thank you for adopting and giving her a chance! I hope you enjoy it here. Please check out the "2 weeks, give em a break!" thread in training section. You are in the hunnymoon phase right now, and you want to set her up for success. Take things slow

Welcome to PBF, and thanks for adopting I wouldn't worry about the water, but I would take her in for a vet check. Here's a link to the thread that many of us find useful when bringing a new dog into the home. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.viewtopic.php?f=6&t=81654